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Preserving Dholavira – A Harrapan City Case Study

SOLUTION Piql along with its partner sent a team to digitize Dholavira and it took over a week to scan the main areas of the 600 acre site. The processed data which has 3D Images, VR, Photographs, Videos, Geo Data points and other details will now be preserved on piqlFilm, a secure and long lasting offline storage medium and will be physically stored in the Arctic World Archive, an offline data vault that ensures the most sensitive and irreplaceable data is protected for the future, located deep inside a mountain on the arctic island of Svalbard, Norway. This vault is one of the safest locations in the world for storing data as it is built to endure the test of time, safe from natural and man- made disasters. Data stored here can last for centuries with guaranteed future accessibility. Ensuring that the valuable data stored is safely carried on into the distant future for the benefit of future generations. Dholavira is a UNESCO protected Heritage site and has Outstanding Universal Value as it is one of the very few well preserved urban settlements in South Asia. The significance of depositing Dholavira data in the Arctic World Archive with other World Heritages is very important as Being designated as an “ancient monument” of national importance it’s a treasure that needs to be preserved and shared with the world forever and will be of great help in research and future restoration of the site.